proposed
Americanadjective
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offered or suggested for consideration, acceptance, or action.
Any proposed change to this charter must be noted on the agenda that is sent out for the next scheduled meeting.
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(of a toast) offered.
At the convention reception, the jokingly proposed toast was, "To pure mathematics, and may it never be of any use to anyone!"
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presented or nominated for some position, membership, task, etc..
The letter should describe the purpose of the committee and list all proposed members along with their faculty ranks.
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The Senate’s version includes a proposed amendment granting limited authority to use treaty allies’ shipyards for certain noncombatant ships.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
The company’s proposed solution to the difficulties of outsourcing grocery shopping seemed to involve becoming an increasingly attentive manager of one’s outsourced grocery shopping.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
Scientists have proposed what they believe is the first way to detect "mirror life," a hypothetical form of life built from molecules that are reversed versions of those found in living organisms on Earth.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
He proposed during their show at the New Theatre in Cardiff, and "the idea is to get married in the main hall some time in May of next year".
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Geologists had proposed that the current shape of the earth—its rocks, chasms, and mountains—had been created by the transmutation of previous elements.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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